Rain again today and I got to test the waterproofness of my boots by walking through more streams and as I suspected the boots failed the test. It seems in Galicia the greeting in the street is ´Que mal tiempo´ which means what bad weather instead of ´Buenos Dias´. I have seen on news reports scenes of flooding in other parts of Galicia and in comparison the camino trails are really not that bad.
The rain also meant I could try out my new ´cookie monster blue´ rain poncho which when pulled over my backpack gives a nice hunchback effect. I am definitely starting a new fashion trend with my poncho and the plastic shopping bags over my mitts. I saw fewer pilgrims today and probably mostly because my hood limited my vision. For a while I walked with a man from England and he started asking me what I am going to do after the pilgrimmage and it´s true I have only a few days left. I have a few plans, but as my mom likes to say we´ll cross that bridge when we get to it. Everyday walking on the camino is a new day for new adventures and to meet new people. It´s like life where you meet people some you travel with for a few days and others just pass you by. I am walking on my own, but I am never alone. There is a very nice comraderie between all of the pilgrims each on their own journey.
I arrived in Melide and got to taste another Galician specialty which is octopus that had a red pepper sprinkled over it. It was quite delicious and a nice way to end the rainy day.
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